NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Colbert, OK
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Colbert, Oklahoma since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 134 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 134
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Colbert
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Colbert; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 49 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The record near Colbert begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 35 miles away. Colbert has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site. The highest rating among the 134 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 2, 1957, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 2, 1957, killed 3 people. Of the 134, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 53. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2025. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Colbert. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 114 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 216 Oklahoma cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Colbert.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Colbert
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Colbert: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Colbert
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s17(2 EF3+)
- 2000s7
- 1990s21
- 1980s17(2 EF3+)
- 1970s21(4 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s21(5 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1957 | F4 | 7 mi | 7.9 mi | 3 / 3 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F4 | 13 mi | 5.2 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | EF3 | 19 mi | 27.6 mi | 2 / 16 |
| May 25, 2015 | EF3 | 16 mi | 18.8 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 20 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 16 mi | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| May 23, 1981 | F3 | 12 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 21 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 21 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 2 mi | 41.6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 3, 1964 | F3 | 12 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 134, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Colbert
The Storm Prediction Center has 114 hail reports within 10 miles of Colbert since 1959, made on 78 separate days. Of these, 75 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 30, 1995. The most recent report is from September 23, 2025. April has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Colbert
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sherman, TX, 13 miles southwest of Colbert at 760 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 44.3 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 73 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 43 nights a year. That 44.3 inches is more than at 62 of the 82 Oklahoma stations used on this site (76%). Calera, 6 miles northeast, has its own station (Durant, OK): 44.2 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 34 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Feb | 57 | 37 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Mar | 65 | 45 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 73 | 53 | 3.9 | 5 |
| May | 80 | 62 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Jun | 88 | 70 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 93 | 74 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Aug | 93 | 73 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Sep | 85 | 66 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Oct | 75 | 55 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Nov | 63 | 44 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 54 | 36 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Year | 73 | 54 | 44.3 | 60 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sherman, TX (760 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Colbert
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 112 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Colbert: 88 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 4 floods and 4 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 9, and the NWS estimated $4.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on February 9, 2001. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 16. Of the 216 Oklahoma cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 105 have had fewer than Colbert.
April 29, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Colbert — 1 killed, 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Water was reported over the roads in several locations across the northern portions of the county. Road and bridge damage was being observed.”
August 12, 2012: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Colbert — 5 injured, $45,000 damage.
August 5, 2009: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Colbert — 1 injured, $30,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Bryan County, which includes Colbert, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 7 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 24, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bryan County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.0 million a year, the 25th highest of 77 Oklahoma counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.4 million (35%), is from tornadoes.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Colbert
- Calera, OK6 mi
- Denison, TX8 mi
- Mead, OK10 mi
- Pottsboro, TX11 mi
- Durant, OK13 mi
- Kingston, OK14 mi
- Sherman, TX16 mi
- Bells, TX17 mi
- Savoy, TX19 mi
- Madill, OK22 mi
- Howe, TX24 mi
- Caddo, OK24 mi
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